HIDARITE NO KIOKU
Chapter Two - Out the Window
by Kayoko (trublu39@hotmail.com)
"Oi, Filia!" Lina called out as she dragged the futon up the stairs.
"Lina-san! Do you have to make so much noise?" Amelia popped her head out of the room she and Zelgadiss shared.
"Gomen Amelia, I was looking for Filia's room." Amelia pointed down the hall.
"It's the third door on the right."
"Arigatou!" Behind her on the stairs, Gourry grunted and lifted up the futon mattress again.
"Lina, this is really heavy! Why can't Xellos carry up his own bed?"
"You're right! Where is that trickster Mazoku anyways?"
As if summoned, Xellos appeared at the top of the staircase, grinning, as usual.
"Arigatou, Lina! But I can take it the rest of the way from here!" With that, he disappeared holding the futon. Gourry scratched his head and Lina shrugged her shoulders.
"Well, I guess that's that. C'mon Gourry, we have to find our room."
"Hai!"
"Xellos! Put that down!" Filia shrieked as her roommate suddenly materialized in front of her with a large futon.
"Okay, then!" He dropped the mattress on the floor, sending up a cloud of dust. Filia coughed and spluttered, waving her arms to clear the air. Xellos took no notice and arranged the futon to his liking, tugging sheets and pulling the whole thing over until it was right next to the bed.
"Ne, Xellos, what will you do if I roll right on top of you!"
"Sore wa himitsu desu!"
Enraged, Filia took out her mace and swung it towards the wickedly grinning Mazoku. She managed to dent him a few times before he caught the end of the weapon and plucked it right out of her grip. She gasped in shock and sat down on the bed, stunned.
"Okay koibito, now what? I have your toy, and I'm getting tired of this. So how about we call it a night?"
"I told you not to call me your koibito!"
Xellos pinched her cheeks with a gloved hand. "But you look so kawaii when you're mad, Fi-chan!"
Filia gave an indignant snort. "Don't call me THAT, either!"
"Hai hai! Demo, Filia-sama, where are you going to get undressed? Or do you sleep in those robes?"
"They are NOT robes, they're the official gown and headgear of a Golden Dragon Priestess!"
"Ja…which you aren't anymore…"
"Why, why, you namagomi! How dare you!" Since Filia looked as if she were about to burst a vein, Xellos poked her ribs playfully and sat crosslegged on the futon.
"Gomen nasai, Filia-sama! But really, are you going to change?"
Filia looked around the room in helpless despair. Aside from an oak dresser, a mirror, and a water basin, there was nothing to duck behind and get undressed.
"Well…turn around then!"
"Can't I watch?" he teased.
"Ecchi! Turn around!"
"Okay, okay…" Grumbling but still grinning, Xellos turned around and closed his eyes. Filia checked to make sure his eyes were closed, and then stripped out of her priestess wear. She pulled on a thin white nightgown and looked at herself in despair, wondering why, like Zelgadiss' aspirin, she hadn't thought to bring warmer clothes. Xellos made an impatient noise behind her.
"Filia-sama, are you done yet?"
Annoyed, she turned around and glared at his back. "Yes, I'm done! And stop calling me Filia-sama!" The Mazoku turned around and winked cheekily at her when he saw the flimsy garment she wore.
"Ryuzoku aren't much for modesty, eh Filia?" Filia blushed and narrowed her eyes at him.
"Shutup, it's your turn!" Xellos shrugged and pulled off his gloves, then his cape. He was about to take off his shirt when Filia realized what he was doing.
"Nani, are you going to undress in front of me??"
"Only if you say please…"
Filia turned crimson once again and swiveled around abruptly. Xellos chuckled at her and changed into black sweatpants. He left his upper half bare, much to the Ryuzoku's embarrassment. Her face was entirely red as she dragged her gaze away from the Mazoku's narrow chest, then down to his pants, which were loose about his firm waist and didn't leave much to the imagination.
"You know, Filia, I look better without them," he teased.
"ARGH! I was not checking you out, Xellos!"
"Aw, you know you were…"
"You...you...you hentai namagomi, you!" Xellos only grinned wider as she put several dents into him with her mace, which she had retrieved. She was about to hit him again when an eerie howl outside vanquished her anger.
"N-nani?" Filia trembled slightly as she turned her eyes towards the open window. The howl came again, drifting on the wind and cutting through the thick fog.
"AROOOOOOOOO……" This time, Filia jumped up in fright and dove under her covers. Xellos looked uncomfortable as he stuck his head out the window once, then quickly closed the shutters.
"Don't worry about it, Filia. It was probably just a coyote."
"This close to the shore?"
"Well…just forget it, okay? We're safe in the inn." The Ryuzoku still looked nervous, so Xellos sighed and tucked her in firmly. Filia glared at him from her position on the bed.
"Don't touch me, ecchi!"
Xellos rolled his eyes skyward. "When you try to do something nice…"
"I don't trust you, monster."
"Well I don't trust YOU, Golden Dragon, so shut up and go to sleep!"
Filia pouted and laid back on the cushions, watching through her eyelashes as Xellos tried to make himself comfortable on the futon. After a few minutes of him thrashing around, Filia stuffed a pillow in her ear, trying to block out his sounds. Eventually, she drifted off to sleep just before another long howl shook the rafters, soft and low. Frustrated, Xellos stood up and opened the shutters. He took a glance at Filia to make sure she was sound asleep, noticing how her long blonde hair fanned out around her face.
At least she looks more gentle when she sleeps. Sane, at least, he thought to himself wryly. Taking one last peek at the Ryuzoku, he slipped out the open window and into the fog-choked night.
Down the hall, Lina, too had awoken at the sound of the howls. Gourry was fast asleep beside her, snoring like Satan, as Zelgadiss had told her.
I don't know what's keeping me up worse; that weird animal outside or the blonde animal in my room. Lina sat up in her bed and looked out the window, which had no shutters, only a long curtain that swept the floor.
Peeling back the curtain, she saw a man running through the street. Raising her eyebrows, she leaned farther out, trying to see who was crazy enough to be outside in the inky fog. Unfortunately, she could only make out that the man was dressed in pants and had short hair. Lina frowned and pushed the curtain back into place.
Oh well, not like it's any of my business…she thought to herself, yawning. She banished any further worries out of her mind and flopped back into bed, and soon the sounds of her own raucous snores blended in with her lover's chorus.
To be continued….
Author's Note: Hi hi…some smart person who reviewed my 'tory suggested a Japanese glossary, so I decided to put one in here. Sorry if I stick some little phrases or words in here and there. I normally say them when I'm talking, so it kinda shows through when I write…kakaka…Anyways, here's the glossary for our English-speaking tomodachi:
Sore wa himitsu desu: "It's a secret." Xellos uses it frequently during the Japanese Slayers series, I used the English translation in the first chapter.
Tomodachi: friend(s)
"Hidarite No Kioku.": "Memories on My Left Hand." I used it for the title, because it's generally a romantic term, it's also the title of a Fushigi Yugi soundtrack song.
Onegai: a way to say please
Namagomi: raw garbage; an insult often used by Filia in the original Japanese version of Slayers. She directs "nanagomi" at Xellos.
Ryuzoku: The term for Filia in the Japanese Slayers; the golden dragon race
Mazoku: Term for Xellos in the Japanese version of slayers.; monster or demon race
Gomen Nasai: forgive me; gomen is sorry, but "nasai" is used to make an apology sound more fervent
Bakamitai: literally, seemingly silly; most people use 'baka,' which is stupid or idiot
Koibito: lover, term of endermeant like "honey"
Futon: bed, Japanese mattress
Oyasumi: Good night
Arigatou: Thanks
Hai: Yes; ok
Ne: In this story, it's used as "hey," but usually it's tacked on to the end of sentence to mean "right?" It can also be used at the beginning of a sentence like, "ne, Xellos" to give a statement a little questioning lilt.
Kawaii: cute
Demo: but
Ja: LOL, this is German for "yes." That's what happens when you watch too much Weiss Kreuz.
Ja ne: See ya
Nani: what
Ecchi: pervert
Hentai: perverted
There we go, if I missed anything or you have a question, feel free to email me! TruBlu39@hotmail.com I like emails :) And if you review my other 'tories, I'll be SOOO happie!!! Anyways…arigatou to those who have reviewed! More chapters comin'…
Chapter Two - Out the Window
by Kayoko (trublu39@hotmail.com)
"Oi, Filia!" Lina called out as she dragged the futon up the stairs.
"Lina-san! Do you have to make so much noise?" Amelia popped her head out of the room she and Zelgadiss shared.
"Gomen Amelia, I was looking for Filia's room." Amelia pointed down the hall.
"It's the third door on the right."
"Arigatou!" Behind her on the stairs, Gourry grunted and lifted up the futon mattress again.
"Lina, this is really heavy! Why can't Xellos carry up his own bed?"
"You're right! Where is that trickster Mazoku anyways?"
As if summoned, Xellos appeared at the top of the staircase, grinning, as usual.
"Arigatou, Lina! But I can take it the rest of the way from here!" With that, he disappeared holding the futon. Gourry scratched his head and Lina shrugged her shoulders.
"Well, I guess that's that. C'mon Gourry, we have to find our room."
"Hai!"
"Xellos! Put that down!" Filia shrieked as her roommate suddenly materialized in front of her with a large futon.
"Okay, then!" He dropped the mattress on the floor, sending up a cloud of dust. Filia coughed and spluttered, waving her arms to clear the air. Xellos took no notice and arranged the futon to his liking, tugging sheets and pulling the whole thing over until it was right next to the bed.
"Ne, Xellos, what will you do if I roll right on top of you!"
"Sore wa himitsu desu!"
Enraged, Filia took out her mace and swung it towards the wickedly grinning Mazoku. She managed to dent him a few times before he caught the end of the weapon and plucked it right out of her grip. She gasped in shock and sat down on the bed, stunned.
"Okay koibito, now what? I have your toy, and I'm getting tired of this. So how about we call it a night?"
"I told you not to call me your koibito!"
Xellos pinched her cheeks with a gloved hand. "But you look so kawaii when you're mad, Fi-chan!"
Filia gave an indignant snort. "Don't call me THAT, either!"
"Hai hai! Demo, Filia-sama, where are you going to get undressed? Or do you sleep in those robes?"
"They are NOT robes, they're the official gown and headgear of a Golden Dragon Priestess!"
"Ja…which you aren't anymore…"
"Why, why, you namagomi! How dare you!" Since Filia looked as if she were about to burst a vein, Xellos poked her ribs playfully and sat crosslegged on the futon.
"Gomen nasai, Filia-sama! But really, are you going to change?"
Filia looked around the room in helpless despair. Aside from an oak dresser, a mirror, and a water basin, there was nothing to duck behind and get undressed.
"Well…turn around then!"
"Can't I watch?" he teased.
"Ecchi! Turn around!"
"Okay, okay…" Grumbling but still grinning, Xellos turned around and closed his eyes. Filia checked to make sure his eyes were closed, and then stripped out of her priestess wear. She pulled on a thin white nightgown and looked at herself in despair, wondering why, like Zelgadiss' aspirin, she hadn't thought to bring warmer clothes. Xellos made an impatient noise behind her.
"Filia-sama, are you done yet?"
Annoyed, she turned around and glared at his back. "Yes, I'm done! And stop calling me Filia-sama!" The Mazoku turned around and winked cheekily at her when he saw the flimsy garment she wore.
"Ryuzoku aren't much for modesty, eh Filia?" Filia blushed and narrowed her eyes at him.
"Shutup, it's your turn!" Xellos shrugged and pulled off his gloves, then his cape. He was about to take off his shirt when Filia realized what he was doing.
"Nani, are you going to undress in front of me??"
"Only if you say please…"
Filia turned crimson once again and swiveled around abruptly. Xellos chuckled at her and changed into black sweatpants. He left his upper half bare, much to the Ryuzoku's embarrassment. Her face was entirely red as she dragged her gaze away from the Mazoku's narrow chest, then down to his pants, which were loose about his firm waist and didn't leave much to the imagination.
"You know, Filia, I look better without them," he teased.
"ARGH! I was not checking you out, Xellos!"
"Aw, you know you were…"
"You...you...you hentai namagomi, you!" Xellos only grinned wider as she put several dents into him with her mace, which she had retrieved. She was about to hit him again when an eerie howl outside vanquished her anger.
"N-nani?" Filia trembled slightly as she turned her eyes towards the open window. The howl came again, drifting on the wind and cutting through the thick fog.
"AROOOOOOOOO……" This time, Filia jumped up in fright and dove under her covers. Xellos looked uncomfortable as he stuck his head out the window once, then quickly closed the shutters.
"Don't worry about it, Filia. It was probably just a coyote."
"This close to the shore?"
"Well…just forget it, okay? We're safe in the inn." The Ryuzoku still looked nervous, so Xellos sighed and tucked her in firmly. Filia glared at him from her position on the bed.
"Don't touch me, ecchi!"
Xellos rolled his eyes skyward. "When you try to do something nice…"
"I don't trust you, monster."
"Well I don't trust YOU, Golden Dragon, so shut up and go to sleep!"
Filia pouted and laid back on the cushions, watching through her eyelashes as Xellos tried to make himself comfortable on the futon. After a few minutes of him thrashing around, Filia stuffed a pillow in her ear, trying to block out his sounds. Eventually, she drifted off to sleep just before another long howl shook the rafters, soft and low. Frustrated, Xellos stood up and opened the shutters. He took a glance at Filia to make sure she was sound asleep, noticing how her long blonde hair fanned out around her face.
At least she looks more gentle when she sleeps. Sane, at least, he thought to himself wryly. Taking one last peek at the Ryuzoku, he slipped out the open window and into the fog-choked night.
Down the hall, Lina, too had awoken at the sound of the howls. Gourry was fast asleep beside her, snoring like Satan, as Zelgadiss had told her.
I don't know what's keeping me up worse; that weird animal outside or the blonde animal in my room. Lina sat up in her bed and looked out the window, which had no shutters, only a long curtain that swept the floor.
Peeling back the curtain, she saw a man running through the street. Raising her eyebrows, she leaned farther out, trying to see who was crazy enough to be outside in the inky fog. Unfortunately, she could only make out that the man was dressed in pants and had short hair. Lina frowned and pushed the curtain back into place.
Oh well, not like it's any of my business…she thought to herself, yawning. She banished any further worries out of her mind and flopped back into bed, and soon the sounds of her own raucous snores blended in with her lover's chorus.
To be continued….
Author's Note: Hi hi…some smart person who reviewed my 'tory suggested a Japanese glossary, so I decided to put one in here. Sorry if I stick some little phrases or words in here and there. I normally say them when I'm talking, so it kinda shows through when I write…kakaka…Anyways, here's the glossary for our English-speaking tomodachi:
Sore wa himitsu desu: "It's a secret." Xellos uses it frequently during the Japanese Slayers series, I used the English translation in the first chapter.
Tomodachi: friend(s)
"Hidarite No Kioku.": "Memories on My Left Hand." I used it for the title, because it's generally a romantic term, it's also the title of a Fushigi Yugi soundtrack song.
Onegai: a way to say please
Namagomi: raw garbage; an insult often used by Filia in the original Japanese version of Slayers. She directs "nanagomi" at Xellos.
Ryuzoku: The term for Filia in the Japanese Slayers; the golden dragon race
Mazoku: Term for Xellos in the Japanese version of slayers.; monster or demon race
Gomen Nasai: forgive me; gomen is sorry, but "nasai" is used to make an apology sound more fervent
Bakamitai: literally, seemingly silly; most people use 'baka,' which is stupid or idiot
Koibito: lover, term of endermeant like "honey"
Futon: bed, Japanese mattress
Oyasumi: Good night
Arigatou: Thanks
Hai: Yes; ok
Ne: In this story, it's used as "hey," but usually it's tacked on to the end of sentence to mean "right?" It can also be used at the beginning of a sentence like, "ne, Xellos" to give a statement a little questioning lilt.
Kawaii: cute
Demo: but
Ja: LOL, this is German for "yes." That's what happens when you watch too much Weiss Kreuz.
Ja ne: See ya
Nani: what
Ecchi: pervert
Hentai: perverted
There we go, if I missed anything or you have a question, feel free to email me! TruBlu39@hotmail.com I like emails :) And if you review my other 'tories, I'll be SOOO happie!!! Anyways…arigatou to those who have reviewed! More chapters comin'…
